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Why Study History?

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1. WHAT, WHERE, HOW AND WHEN? 1

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2. ON THE TRAIL OF THE EARLIEST PEOPLE 11

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FROM GATHERING TO GROWING FOOD

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4. IN THE EARLIEST CITIES 32

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5. WHAT BOOKS AND BURIALS TELL US 43

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6. KINGDOMS, KINGS AND AN EARLY REPUBLIC 54

7. NEW QUESTIONS AND IDEAS 65

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8. ASHOKA, THE EMPEROR WHO GAVE UP WAR 75

9. VITAL VILLAGES, THRIVING TOWNS 87

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TRADERS, KINGS AND PILGRIMS 99

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11. NEW EMPIRES AND KINGDOMS 111

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12. BUILDINGS, PAINTINGS AND BOOKS 122
 IN THIS BOOK
LOOK OUT FOR THESE
• You will find that each chapter is introduced by a
Definitions young girl or a boy.
• Each chapter is divided into sections. Read, discuss
and understand each section before proceeding to
the next.

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• Some chapters contain definitions.

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Source
• Many chapters contain a portion from a source,

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clues from which historians write history. Read

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these carefully, and discuss the questions they

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Additional

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• Many of our sources are visual. Each illustration

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information has a story to tell.

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• You will also find maps. Look at these and try to
locate the places mentioned in the lessons.

Elsewhere •

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Many chapters contain boxes with interesting,
additional information.

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• All chapters end with a section titled Elsewhere.
This tells you about something that was happening
in another part of the world.

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KEYWORDS
• At the end of each chapter, you will find a list of
keywords. These are to remind you of important

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ideas/ themes introduced in the lesson.

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SOME IMPORTANT • You will also find some dates listed at the end of
each chapter.

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DATES
• In each chapter there are intext questions and

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activities that are highlighted. Spend some time

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Imagine discussing these as you go along.
• And there is a small section titled Imagine. This is
Let’s recall your chance to go back into the past and figure out
what life would have been like.
Let’s discuss • You will also find three kinds of activities listed at
the end of each chapter — Let’s recall, Let’s discuss
Let’s do